Mature-aged Sport

An ageing population presents potential benefits and challenges—particularly across the social policy related areas of health services, active participation of older persons in society, community planning and infrastructure, and overall quality of life. ^{1, 2, 3}

When sports organisations engage with older individuals and communities, they can gain mutual benefits. Sports can gain diversity of thinking and ideas drawn from older people’s experiences and increase the accessibility of their programs. ^{4, 5}

In return, sport and physical activity can benefit older individuals, with long-term participation linked to enhanced and lifelong physical, mental, and social wellbeing outcomes. ^{4, 6, 7, 8}